Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. United States

*314MEMORANDUM OPINION AND FINAL ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATION.

BRADEN, Judge.

Congress authorized federal trial courts to certify orders for interlocutory appellate appeal, but only in “exceptional cases[,] while generally retaining for the federal courts a firm final judgment rule.” Caterpillar, Inc. v. Lewis, 519 U.S. 61, 74, 117 S.Ct. 467, 136 L.Ed.2d 437 (1996). The Defendant (“Government”) fairly points out that, in several telephone conferences with the parties, the court indicated an interest in certifying certain questions regarding the scope of the deliberative process, attorney-client, and…